Last Will & Testament

Your last will and testament (your "will") is often the central estate planning document. Here you'll find various options to create one.

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Professional Will Forms

These estate planning products, provided by Nolo, can help you quickly write a will that is legally valid in your state, customizable to suit your needs, professionally written, and regularly updated by expert attorneys. Use these to create a legal, enforceable will.

Free Last Will & Testament Form

The form below is a very basic one, using boilerplate language, and is intended for educational purposes only. It has not been vetted by an expert, or updated. It may not be legally valid.

LAST WILL OF _________________

I,
____________________________, a resident of the state of
______________________, being of sound and disposing mind and
memory, at least 18 years of age, and not actuated by any
duress, menace, fraud, mistake, or undue influence, do freely
make, publish, and declare this to be my last Will, hereby
expressly revoking all Wills and Codicils previously made by me.

I.
EXECUTOR

I appoint
_________________ as Executor of this my Last Will and Testament
and provide if this Executor is unable or unwilling to serve
then I appoint _________________ as alternate Executor. My
Executor shall be authorized to carry out all provisions of this
Will and pay my just debts, obligations and funeral expenses. I
further provide my Executor shall not be required to post surety
bond in this or any other jurisdiction, and direct that no
expert appraisal be made of my estate unless required by law.

II.
GUARDIAN

In the event I shall
die as the sole parent of minor children, then I appoint
_________________ Guardian of said minor children. If this named
Guardian is unable or unwilling to serve, then I appoint
_________________ alternate.

III.
MARITAL STATUS

I declare that I am
married to ________________________ and that all references in
this Will to my spouse are references to him/her.

IV.
SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF SPOUSE

In the event that my
spouse shall die simultaneously with me or there is no direct
evidence to establish that my spouse and I died other than
simultaneously, I direct that I shall be deemed to have
predeceased my spouse, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, and that the provisions of my Will shall be
construed on such presumption.

V.
SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF BENEFICIARY

If any beneficiary of
this Will, including any beneficiary of any trust established by
this Will, other than my spouse, shall die _________________
within 60 days of my death or prior to the distribution of my
estate, I hereby declare that I shall be deemed to have survived
such person.

VI.
BEQUESTS

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I, ____________________________________, hereby set my hand to
this last Will, on each page of which I have placed my initials,
on this _____ day of ____________, 20__.

______________________

Signature

The foregoing
instrument, consisting of _____ pages, including this page, was
signed in our presence by
__________________________ and declared by
him/her to be his/her last Will.